THE NEEDS OF INTERVIEWED MIGRANTS The most commonly mentioned sources of income are day labour (42 percent), crop production (15 percent), and cattle breeding (8.5 percent). 168 persons (12 percent) indicated that they did not have any sources of income. Table 13 lists all sources of income of heads of household and their spouses (several answers were possible). Table 13: Income sources of household heads and their spouses Income sources Crop production Cattle breeding Small retail trade Craftsmanship Processing agricultural products Services Day labour Work for state bodies Does not work Pension/allowances Other TOTAL Number 213 119 55 8 4 % 15.06% 8.42% 3.89% 0.57% 0.28% Chui 25 10 29 6 3 Sokuluk 100 35 6 0 0 Panfilov 88 74 20 2 1 90 590 13 168 94 60 1414 6.36% 41.73% 0.92% 11.88% 6.65% 4.24% 100.00% 71 134 7 19 14 26 344 7 147 4 126 20 0 445 12 309 2 23 60 34 625 94 persons received government benefits. The share of adult respondents without any source of income is very high (65 percent). However, one should take into account that most of these respondents are spouses of household heads, who traditionally do the housekeeping. Nevertheless 94 families indicated that they had no regular source of income. Table 14 presents a brief analysis of the number of income sources of households. Table 14: Number of income sources of households Number of income sources No source of income 1 source of income 2 sources of income 3 sources of income 4 sources of income 5 sources of income 6 sources of income No indication TOTAL Number % Chui Sokuluk Panfilov 690 319 40 7 0 1 0 2 1059 65.16% 30.12% 3.78% 0.66% 0.00% 0.09% 0.00% 0.19% 100.00% 171 80 19 2 0 0 0 0 272 223 100 12 0 0 0 0 2 337 296 139 9 5 0 1 0 0 450 Of 495 children of school age among the family members of respondents, 447 attended school (90 percent). Reasons given for truancy, in order of frequency, were: 62 The Situation of Stateless Persons in the Kyrgyz Republic: Findings of Surveys Commissioned by the UNHCR